Harmonic Planing. An Introduction to Parallel Harmony in Music

[@Whatismusic123]

3:27 It would not be a mistake in the common practice period to use parallel fifths and octaves, it's only a mistake, in *all* music, for them to occur between two voices, with the outcome of one of the voices disappearing into the other.

[@bkehlenb]

If you would like see an excellent description of how you might use planing effectively in your own composition, take a look at the sub-chapter on parallel harmony in Vincent Persichetti's indispensable book, Twentieth Century Harmony (p. 198): www.academia.edu/38883692/Vincent_Persichetti_Twentieth_Century_Harmony Persichetti taught music theory and composition at Julliard from 1947 to 1987.

[@MaxIsBackInTown]

You have excellent penmanship! Also your explanation was thorough all while maintaining a pace which gave us enough time to understand yet not to long to feel laborious. Thanks!

[@bkehlenb]

Your comment is very much appreciated! I 'm trying to pace these videos so that folks can really learn from them, and it helps me to get this feedback.

[@tshepomaredi3077]

Please do another video about Quartal harmony (Quartal chords)

[@bkehlenb]

Thanks for your interest! Here are a few videos on quartal harmony: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6jYpqese8hlb9ksi=lPkm3q_NUnQ3rLNM and kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6TSqJRjapmdd7ssi=ZBNrnaTQMVi8kOBO

[@RobertWildling]

Beautiful hand writing! I love those time signatures! - The concept you explain so well is known to me as "mixture". Not sure if that is a term in English (American?) music theory? It derives from the (church) organ where it is possible to add registers of different intervals. Of course those would "chromatic mixtures" (as opposed to "diatonic mixtures"). Ravel's Bolero is certainly well-known for using that technique. And, for another example, also Richard Strauss' Rosenkavalier employs that idea as motive for Octavian's white rose. Not to mention Messiaen...

[@bkehlenb]

Thanks for your comment! Yes, when Ravel does this in Bolero, he really does seem to be adding in overtones moving in parallel to the melody, much like the registers of an organ to create a beautiful "organ-like" orchestration effect, which the word "mixture" aptly describes. Many theorists use the term "parallel harmony" to describe what I go over in this video. I think the difference is that in "planing" or "harmonic parallelism," the parallel pitches are not always confined to the overtone series.

[@danielmasters9679]

So brilliant explanation. Thank you so much for it!

[@everend_xyz]

Enjoyed this tutorial very much, thank you for that ✨💛

[@bkehlenb]

Thanks for the comment! I'm glad that you found this video worthwhile.

[@julesrace2217]

Very helpful and accessibly taught, thanks!

[@bkehlenb]

I'm pleased that you found the video to be helpful! I just posted another comment to this video containing a good source on parallel harmony by Vincent Persichetti that you may find useful.

[@julesrace2217]

@@bkehlenb Thank you that's good to know about. I'm currently quite low level with my theory and have found your 'Theory 1' series invaluable in helping with this in recent weeks, but this was the first video of yours I came across which made a concept which seemed out of my reach very understandable. I think you pace the videos very well. Hello from Devon, UK!

[@albertolopez2697]

wow that penmanship is beautiful where I can learn how to write music like that, is there a book or something that teach it how to do it?... and your explanations are excellent .

[@bkehlenb]

Thanks Alberto. I use a Lamy calligraphy pen with a 1.5mm nib. The book I used (back in the 1980s!) was called Music Manuscript Techniques: A Programed Approach by Paul O Harder. You may be able to find it on Ebay, as it has long been out of print.

[@albertolopez2697]

​@@bkehlenb Thanks a lot for the info Mr. Kenleback, I've been seeing your channel for hours and you have a gift for teach music, you put it like a piece of cake. Can't wait for buy your books and learn a lot with you.

[@victotronics]

STrict planing: Shostakovitch, prelude in Ab from 24 Prel&Fug. Because it's all major triads the effect is somewhere between humorous and disturbing. Debussy adds lots of notes, dilluting this stark effect.

[@bkehlenb]

Thanks for sharing that highly effective example. These Preludes and Fugues are such a treasure.

[@victotronics]

@@bkehlenb To be honest, the preludes are rather better than the fugues with a rare exception.

[@stefanodigarbo4735]

Great video. Both, and strict way more than diatonic, would be exceptionally effective improvisational techniques. As an organist, I'll certainly fetch from this video a lot from now on. Thanks a lot! Curious fact: I'm Italian and can't think of how "planing" would translate in my own language... do you know perhaps? Cheers, looking for your next video

[@bkehlenb]

Thank you for your comment, Stefano. Yes, I use these kinds of progressions all the time in my own jazz improvisation. The closest I came to a translation was on it.wikipedia: it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallelismo_armonico

[@denizatalay]

Thank you for the lesson

[@tamitalle4248]

Great information!! Thank you👍

[@bkehlenb]

I'm glad you found the video to be helpful, Tami.

[@dudaz_music]

So when moving one chord shape on a guitar I’m not music theory illiterate, I’m just strict planing!

[@bkehlenb]

Good point! Strict planing can be a challenge to notate and/or play on a piano, but is much easier on a guitar.

[@flamindigo]

Who made up the name for this "theory?"

[@benFabian-fg7bh]

idk

[@pauloluisdemoraespereirape9484]

Sensacional!!!

[@bkehlenb]

¡Gracias por tu comentario!

[@Whatismusic123]

Terrible pseudo-theory. Leads to poor harmonizing of music.

[@pauloluisdemoraespereirape9484]

Sensacional!!!